Evening Star Newspaper, January 27, 1933, Page 17

PEPCO T0 REOPEN RATE NEGOTIATIONS AT MEETING TODAY Agreement Sought Between Power Company and Utili- | ties Commission. COMPROMISE SOUGHT TO END COURT ACTION Both Parties Hopeful of Clearing Way for Lower Costs by First of Month. ‘The fifth mezting between the Public Utilities Commissi~n ard officials of the | Potomac Electric Power Co., nezotiating to end litigation b:tween the two and reduce electric rates here by the first of next month, is expected to start this| > afternoon. The negotiations, broken off abruptly by Chairman Mason M. Patrick of the commission when lawyers for the two sides could not agree on the language to go into the instrument to be used in ending the litigation last week, were re- sumed earlier this week unoificially by | Corporation Counsel William W. Bride, | who endeavored to g the pa:ties to-, gether once more on his own responsi- | bility. Since that time he has recon- | ciled a conflict existing between Peaple’s | Counsel Richmond B. Keech and sistant Corporation Counsel William A, Roberts, so that the commission’s law- yers will present a united front when the negotiations are resumed. The litigation is to test. the power of the commission, on its own motion and without consent of the power company, to set aside an agreement for a sliding scale arrangement for fixing power rates, ratified by the court, and to set up another scale. The Supreme Court | upheld this power. An appeal was taken by the pcwer comp: to the Ccurt of | Appeals, where the matt:r now rests. The commi t two cnd a half hours \ cd with ta» p2 pie’s counscl and a c ciding on the line to be acdopted at today's meeting. The conferces kept | two stenographers constantly on the run, making and revising documents on which the lawyers might agree. At the end of this Gen. Patrick emerged with a brief written statement, which he read to re- porters. It said that “excellent progress had been made. [ "™ HIT BY CAR ILL “IRRATIONAL” . il i t 5] d * rs T:u-k Wken He Won' " Found to Have Fractured Skull. ~-erat Eugene Houghton, 40, of 1203 Clifton | { street, was reported as still “irrational” today in Gallinger Hospital, where he was taken Wednesday night suffering from a fractured skull when Garfield Hospital authorities had reported they could not admit him there as a patient and found him “unco-operative.” Houghton was injured when struck by an automobile at Fourteenth and Euclid streets. The car wes driven by 2 man from Richmond, Va ; Garfield H-spital autherities said to- day they found the man unco-oparative when he was taken there for treatmcnt Wednesday night. They said he given first aid end Gallinger Hospital authorities notified. As a routine matter, it was stated at Qarfield Hospital, police were notified there was an_‘“accident case” there. Subsequently, Houghton was taken to Gt and his name placed on the book at No. 10 police station, where he was charged with “drunk.” This charge, it was said at No. 10 today, was withdrawn when it was found Houghton had a fractured skull and apperently was out of his head. Houghton's condition today was said to be critical. —_— ————— WAMPLER REMOVAL HEARING IS DELAYED Leahy Gets Postponement Due to Pressure of Business Includ- ing Fight to Free Capone. ‘The hearing for removal of T. Morrls ‘Wampler, Washington attorney, who was indicted recently by a Federal grand jury in Baltimore on income tax eva- slon charges, was continued until Feb- ruary 8 by United States Commissioner Needham C. Turnage today. The continuance was granted Attor- ney Willlam A. Leahy, counsel for| ‘Wampler, when he explained to the commissioner he had urgent business; in other ccurts, particulzrly in At'anta, where he is to renew an attempt to have | Al Capone releaed. 50| Leahy :aid that 100 witnesses might | be summoned for the defense alcne in | the Wampler hearing. Pleads Guilty in Police Court and Will Appear for Sentence February 3. 1 Charged with 12 short-weight sales of meat, Ellis Levy, proprietor of a 2at market at 1508 Seventh streei,, pleadsd guiliy when arraigned bzfcre Judge Ralph Given in Police Court to- day. Sentence was reserved until Febru- ary 3. The maximum penalty which may be imposed is a fine of $500 and six months’ imprisonment on each The prosecution resulted from an in- vestigation by the District Department of Weights and Measures following complaints by customers. KIWANIS HONORS JEWELL Desk Set Given Newspaper Man at Farewell Party. Edmund F. Jewell, retiring manager of the Times-Herald Fublishing Co., who is leiving Washington to become associated with a New Hampshire news- aper, was given a farewell party by the ashington Kiwanis Club at its weekly yesterday afternoon. Mr. Jewell was L;unwd with. a desk set by Dewey Zirkin, president of Ki- ‘wanis, on behalf of the members of the | [ { 18) minut he Fb WASHINGTON, D. C. Job-Seekers Swamp Sena}te One Member From Southern State Answers 7,000 Letters in Two Weeks—Tydings Sounds Appeal for Relief. TY the plight of the Senators and their secretaries, now that the open season on patronage is in the offing. These once hearty men and women are becoming emaciated under an inundation of mail—enough to fill the come of the Capitol if turned up- side down. Added to this is the stream of aspirants for Government jobs Who come to the Senators’ offices. In the office of a' Democratic Senator from one of the Southern States 7,000 letters were answered in two weeks, yet the secretary’s desk was still piled high. ‘This same Senator recently took a trip across the continent. H i s secretary saw him off on the train and gave him so many letters mest of tRo five days of his trip on the train to write and write and write his name. His secretary says he takes a massive pile home with him every day from his office. After he has rested his right hand during dinner, he signs until 11 o'clock. How can a Senator attend to legis- lation properly when he is buried under such an avalanche of paper snow? In this particular office, if the lctiers keep on comirg at an average of 3,500 a week, there will b2 about 21,000 to be signed before March 4. Senator Tydings of Maryland pub- lished an appeal on January 7 in the Baltimore Sun. “During these days of stress my cor- réspondence approximates 300 letters daily,” he said. “Assuming that only one minute—an impossible supposition— is given to reading each of these com- munications and making replies thereto, 300 minutes, or five hours, would be consumed. n average of 60 persons each day | requests personal interviews. ‘Three minutes to a person would consume , or three more hours. Thus pcrsons re- o cn to say that he s k = mittees and attencs the deily sessions of the Senate, and he concluded with this plea: *“I like the job. This is no complaint. All I ask is helpfulness.” 300 Answers a Day. The office of Senator Harrison of Mississippi has sent out between 200 and 300 letters a day during the last three months. His secretary says that the mail has in- creased a hundred- 0ld in two years. Senator Barkiey of Senator of Ten- nessee arnd Sen Robinson of Ark- ansas serd out be- tween 100 and 150 ~ letters daily, an- swering patronage seekers alone. In the office of Sena- tor Wagner of New York, from 500 to let da; come in. Senator Copeland of New York has been asked for jobs ranging all the way from Secretary of Treasury to Capitol policeman. ‘The mail has been even heavier since | the Civil Service Commission made up and Congress published a list of offizes, tiens, places 2nd employments uad T Government and the D: of Columbia that are ncc under scrvice rules and regulations sponse to Senator McKellars resoiu- | tion of December 8, last. The pcsitions | under direct Senate patronage include United States attorneys, United States marshals, collectors of internal reve- nue, collectors of Customs Service, dis- trict judges, Land Office registers, im- migration commissioners, navigation in- spectors, United States Mint superin- tendents, United States Mint assayers, controllers of customs, river com- missioners, assistant attorney generals and United States Mint engravers. Be- sides this are United States Public Health Service men, commissioned offi- cers, the appointments in the Diplo- matic and Consular Services. The House patronage jobs are post- masters, rural earriers and star route carriers, special agents domiciled within the congressional district, such as statisticians, etc., censors, supervisors, enumerators and certain civil service employes. Confirmation for these jobs, however, must come from the Senate. The patronage of the District of Colum- bia is under the control of the Presi- dent and the three Commissioners. The only place where patronage posi- tions are equally divided between the Senate and the House are those in the Capitol itself, such as the page boys and attendants. What makes the correspondence so prepostercusly heavy is the desire of all patronage seekers to send in 2s many letters as possible recommending them personally. Many of* che appli- cants think that the more letters they send, the more powerful is their appeal. Some ap- parently start at one end of the street and stop at every drug store, barber shop and cafeteria, soliciting written support. This is in addition to letters they round up from members of their own profession. One Southern Sengtor received an enormous envelope inclosing a Western Union blank, 3 feet by 3 feet, contain- ing the indorsement of his entire State Legislature. These letters usually dwell on how good & party man is the applicant and how particularly he has worked in the interest of his Senator. List of Openings Asked. One applicant, a farmer, wrote and asked to be sent a list of all the avail- able positions. His qualification for this request was that he had been such a loyal Democrat under such a long | P¥ Republican regime. Another man, evi- dently under the impression that beer had come back, wrote to his Senator esking to be given the job of botiler in a Government brewery. A third man wrote and suggested five different post offices he would like to run (the law being that a map must not only be & patron of a post office but must have lived for a certain number of months in that district before he can apply). He went on to say that if these posi- tions were not available he yould con= to| &ign that it took | sider'being a White House guard or any other such small job. There is also a raft of men and women who want employment in the Reconstruction Finance Corporation. One applicant came in to see his Sena- tor, and when asked what were his qualifications as a financial expert he sald he had always been a plumber. Besides the irritation and strain and | occasional humor of this flood, there is | a pitiful element involved. ~Lawyers come in willing to take $20 a week; union bricklayers who used to get $14 a day offer them- selves at $5; archi- tects in order to get a Government commission will draw up all the plans for a pros- pect and mcke the water color sketch free cof charge. These are the more fortunate ones. Some men come in, from their homes and having had to send their children to State institu- P tions. A pathetic letter come to a Senator from a man who asked to trade the balance of his adjusted compensation for & boat, 50 that he could live off fish. Sometimes a' Senator's office becomes @ refuge in time of trouble. One girl, | who had been employed as a servant | and had lost her job, was traveling | South. On the train her pocket was | picked. She got off in Washingten and | went direct to her Senator's office for | which she got. Occasionally men u | terly discouraged will threaten suicide Veterans come in asking for money to | return home, as the Veterans' Bureau | only gives them half their return fare when they have left on a demonstra- tion. The 4th of March will see the end of much of this frantic rushing, but there is always a steady dribble of job hunters who write and say: Senator: Your boy and mine went to school together once. Can't you help me now?” And the seventh cousins of the Senator who drop into the office tc remind him of how they used to play base ball together and tell him kow bacly cfi they are ncw n t tements are true, but occasicnally a fty lad " slins recretary and into the sanciuary wita ncithirg to recommend him but gall. | Ashurst of Arizona is quo.ed as | said whi te! ‘There are more victors than SIX DENY GUILT - INECKLUND DEATH Four Accused of Pay Roll Murder and Two Heid as Aides Are Arraigned. ‘The four men accused of first-degree murder in the Browning Painting Co. pay roll killing pleaded not guilty today when arraigned before Justice Daniel W. O'Donoghue in District Supreme Court. Two alleged accomplices, charged ith being accersorics, entored similar with No the men charged 14. of murder wes set fo- February cate set for trial of the othors. Two Held As Gunmen. | The men to be tried for murder are Claude Myers, 28, colored, and Fewel Workman, 23, colored, alleged to have done the actual shooting; Albert E. Cash, 20, sald to have driven the taxi- cab in which the gunmen escaped, and Everett Blackwell, 22, accused of hav- ing acted as “tip-off” man during the hold-up attempt that preceded the shooting. ‘The men named as accessories are | Clyde E. Templeton, 30, alleged to have | disposed of one of the guns, and Oscar | M. Cash, 25, said to have disposed of’ the other weapon. Assistant United States Attorney Wil- liam H. Collins asked th2t the murder trial be held befcre the end cf the| | month, but James A. O'Shsa, attorney for Blackwell, Templeton and the Cash brothers, objected. Early Date Denied. Justice O’Donoghue declined to set such an early date for the trial because counsel may have to be assigned by the court to represent Myers and Workman. Einer R. Ecklund, 50, paymaster for the painting company, was shot to death in the attempted hold-up and his assistant, Harry Stumm, 48, was seriously wounded. | FALL HURTS CARPENTER Henry Bower, 46-year-old carpenter | of the 1300 bleck of Irving street, was | injured tcday when he fell from the eighth to the seventh flcor of the Lebor Building under construction at Four- teenth street and Ohio avenue. Bower, who is employed by the Wash- ington Steel Point Co., was taken to Emergency Hospital, where he was found to be suffering from brain con- cussion. X-rays were to be made to determine if his skull is fractured, or if other bones are broken. temporary financial help and a Job, | having been evicted | “Dear | based Senator | having | badly pressed by patronage | WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION TWO BOYS, 16, HELD FROM BIG THEATERS Blast Injuring Neighbor Leads to Probe of “Exchange” Found in Attic. $50,000 VALUATION / PLACED ON PICTURES Most of Stock Found to Be 0ld, but Some of Latest Produc- tions Are Included. How two 16-year-old boys operated a motion picture film exchange of their own. supplying amateur movie operators |in their neighborhood with shows al- | leged to have been stolen from various theaters, was told today by police. ‘The youngsters—Henry Long and Earl Jones, both of the 400 block of Maryland avenue southwest—were ar- rested last night following an investi- gation begun when a roll of film caused an_explosion in which John J. Flan- nery, 700 jblock of Second street, was injured. Detective Sergt. Steve Brodie and Policeman Leroy Murray made the ar- rests, they reported, after they had | found between 200 and 250 rolls of | film in the attic of the boys' home. Titted Up as Exchange. | The attic, they said, was fitted up with posters advertising the latest pic- tures and photographs of various movie stars on the walls. The youngsters, they added, had been lending films to other boys in the neighborhood, who owned motion picture projectors. Actual value of the films, according to police, is about $3,000, but a valu- ation of between $50,000 and $100,000, on the loss of revenue suffered by thelr owners, was placed on them by a film exchange representative. Flannery was hurt when he tossed a roll of film, picked up with an arm- ful of trash, into his furnace. The blast sprayed Flannery with flames. igniting his clothing and burning him about the face and arms. He wes {akea to Czsualty Hospitel. Held fer Investigation. Investigating the explosion, Fire De- partment inspectors learned Flannery's son Thomas, 14, obtained the films from another youngster. The other boy, questioned by Brodie and Murray, ex- plained Henry and Earl had given him the film. It was then that the offi- cers went to the Maryland avenue ad- dress and found the stolen films. After being questioned extensively, Henry and Earl were taken to the re- ceiving home, pending completion of the investigation. Some of the films. it was said, were stolen from Warner theaters, and the others were being |teken to various theaters end ex- chang2s todey in an effort to have them identified. | Mcst of the films were old. Brodie | said, but_a few ncw ones, including “Suicide Fleet,” were among them. FORT STEVENS LEGION POST GIVEN CHARTER North Washington Veterans Form Strong Community Group ‘With 185 Members. F | After only two months’ effort a small group of veterans of North Washington imbia v the Fort Sie a chartr was signad by 112 veterans who were never affiliated with the Legion, although the present member- ship of the post is 195. Temporary Comdr. George H. Smith represented the Fort Stevens group at the Execu- tive Committee meeting. ‘The Fort Stevens charter will be held open for signatures until February 1 so that all veterans of the North Wash- ington areas may have an opportunity to_affiliate as charter members. The fund initlated by Brightwood merchants for the purchase of flags and post colors was increased by an anonymous donation of $25. The establishment of an annual prac- tice of ccmmemorating Armistice day in conjunction with the usual services at the Army Medical Center was voted and a committee, headed by Sergt. Coffey, athletic instructor at the Army Medical Center, was appointad to work out the details. R TWO HURT IN CAR CRASH ‘Women Treated at Garfield—Police Hold Hit-Run Suspect. Miss Ella F. Jennings, 43, and her mother, Mrs. Hattie L. Jennings, 71, in imitation of a regular film exchange, | INAUGURAL GROUP IN THEFT OF FILMS| BUSY COMPLETING jums or BALL GUEST LIST Mrs. Roosevelt and Members of Family to Occupy Special Boxes. ATTENDANCE UNLIKELY FOR PRESIDENT-ELECT Mr. and Mrs. John Garner to At- tract Much Interest—New York Will Lead Other States. Preliminary plans for the/ colorful Democratic inaugural bal] the night of | March 4, which Mrs. Franklin D. Roose- velt and other members of her family are expected to attend, were announced | today by Mrs. John Allan Dougherty, chxn'i‘r;nm of the Inaugural Ball Com- mittee. Mrs. Roosevelt and her family are to be seated in specially constructed boxes projecting from either side at the Wash- ington Auditorium, where the huge fete is to be held. In the absence of defi- nite details as to the make-up of the presidential party, it is anticipated, how. ever, that Mr. and Mrs. Curtis B. Dall and Mr. and Mrs. James Roosevelt will accompany their mother to the social climax of the inaugural festivities. Mrs. Dougherty expects also that Mr. and Mrs. James A. Farley will attend the i ball as guests of honor. Roosevelt Not Expected. It was not expected that President- elect Roos: ural ball after the strenuous ordeal through which he will go during the day, but the Vice President-elect and Mrs. John N. Garner will, of course, be, next to the o}m:ldemul family, the chief center attraction at the ball. Honor guests will include many |others prominent in Democratic circles throughout the country. The work of issuing invitations to the ball is now in full swing at the inaugu- ral ball headquarters in the Hill Build- irg. Seventeenth and I streets. New York, from which State its Gov- ernor was cent to the White House, undo dly will bave the largest rep. tation at the ball. Inviiztions are being sent now to 3,200 members of the (State and city Democratic organiza- fons of New York. Mrs., Dougherty expects to have many of the New York officials as guests, these to be announced later as plans are divuiged in more detall. The_active ald and co-operation of the Woman's National Democratic Club has been obtained and most of its members are busy now on plans for making the ball a success. Members of the Junior League who are assisting Mrs. Dougherty are en- gaged at the moment in sending invi- | tations to the 3,800 members of the | Washington Board of Trade. | Indivicual activities are being ac signed to various g-oups in Washing- {fon In connection with the inaugural fete. Firemen to Help Police. Definite plans for the use of firemen to augment the regular police force di inaugural week were made today by Police Superintendent Brown. The use of all available firemen is contemplated under & set-up similar to that followed during the invasion of the so-called “hunger marchers® in December. At that time, firemen pa- trolled the beats of regular officers, re- lieving them for other assignments. Although novices in the police roles, the firemen won the commendation of the Commissioners, police cficials and civic and business leaders. i Maj. Brown's principal ucing the firemen is ba: In the past all extra n recru’tad from the police forces of other cities. and some civilians were appointed as temporary officers. The firemen, how- ever, will receive no additional com- Ppensation. Maj. Brown also pointed out that the firemen are more familiar with the city than the imported officers and can be of more service to strangers. ‘Throughout the period of the “hunger march” encampment the police force had the use of approximately 300 fire- men at all times. Maj. Brown does not know definitely whether that num- ber will be available inaugural week, as many firemen will be assigned to other special duties. Named Division. Marshals, The Inaugural Committee yesterday named Maj. Gen. Paul B. Malone, reason fcr on economy. | | chairman, and Louis A. Johnson, na- Iucml commander of the American Legion, as divisional marshals of the inaugural parade. The fourth mar: will be named later. - Gen. John J. Pershing has been made grand marshal of the parade, and Gen, Douglas MacArthur, chief of staff of the Army, alternate chief of staff. Brig. Gen. L. Miles has been named chief of staff. Gen. Malone, it was announced by Rear Admiral Cary T. Grayson, in- augural chairman, will lead “the first t would 2ttend the inaug- | James A. Farley, Democratic national | 953 Shepherd street, received cuts and |division, which will be composed of the bruises last night when their automo-,Army, Navy, Marine Corps and Coast | bile was struck by a hit-and-run driver | Guards. | £t Thirteenth and T streets. They were Mr. Farley will lead the second treated at Carfield Horpital. | division, which will_be composed of | Shortly afterward, police arrested a|Governors of the States and their /man for invectigation in connection -tfll&h Nl = v, n e e ivision | wit.h leaving the foeur after colliding. = | M L Jead. e dirielon | Firemen Will Install. ternal organizations. MOUNT RAINIER, Md, September el 27 (Special) —Officers of the Mount i it e Rainier Volunteer Fire Department will or the Inaugural, of ich be installed at a banquet Tuesday eve- | Mevin, yc Hu;n“i; chaiman, - were ning at the fire house at § o'clock. Edward A, Dent, special assistant to “PEARLS,” FOUND Attempted Hoax or Theft ‘The Commerce Department announced today it was prepared to turn over to post office inspectors a pearly mystery which officials said has caused an un- easiness around the Bureau of Fish- eries for several days. S. P. Marion of Berkley, W. Va. stating that it had bzen his fortune to find 21 oyster pearls which he wds pre- paring to send to'the bureau here-for examination as to their ccmmercial value. E'mer Higgins, chicf of the scientifiz inquisy divis.on cf the bureau, immadi- ately wrole to Marion stating that the bureau was not equipped for such re- search, but before Higgins' letter received in West Virginia, s registerec mail ‘was received here from Marion a letter of explanation saying the package contained the 31 MAY BECOME MYSTERY FOR U. S. Ask Postal Investigation. ‘The bureau received a letter signed |jon th wis | said he belie: to committee. Subcommittee on Publicity and Con- tact—Walter L. Fowler, _chairman; Richmond B. Keech, Grace Kanode and | D, Benjamin W. Meeks. ' _Policc Committee—Maj. Ernest W. Brown, chairman; Inspector L. I H. 1 Edwards, Inspector Frank S. W. Burk: Capt. D. O. Hickey, Lieut. Raoda J. {Millikin and Howard E. Crawford. Traffic—William A. Van Duzer, chair- P. Clark and Inspector B. A. Lamb. Supervising chairman public order court of honor—Maj. Leonard, m: L. Perry West and Maj. Gen. Comfort Stations and Avenue Rfi; Owen and Floyd E. Davis. Public Utilitles, Roadways and Infor- mation Booths—Cay 7 |chairman; Walter L.. Fowler, secretary TO BE ROCKS, Causes Fisheries Bureau to pellets. On they said, they found 21 common rocks and one small lump of coal. ‘The puzzled offi then wrote Mar- ey had examined the specimens z 3 ! of rock he had sent and found they|hurst, chairman; C. Emery Galither, J. contained nothing of commercial value ! Enos Ray, Dr. Colvin and and asked him for an immediate reply | Charles P. Clark. as to what dipocition he wanted made| Fire Protection—George S. Watson, of hjs so-called “pearls.” So far no chairman; Odel! 8. Smith, Willlam P. encwer hes been received from Marion. ' Richards and C. G. Lauber = 2 package con e tained real pearls at the time it left Young Democrats to Mcet. Berkley or a hoax was attempted. He HYATTSVILLE, Md., January ‘27 ved the case was worthy of | (Special) —A of the Executive attention of office and | and Insugural of the Young early this . mysterious | Men’s Democratic. Club_of Prince package was sent to the Post Office De- e%m will be held at mtwflh:wmmh& 8 o' in home of H. Dbe started. Wheatley, i, AVoD avenus, here, \ l ’]e ening Sfap FRIDAY, JANUARY 27, 1933. FHF COL. GRANT MAY BE RELIEVED AS PARK DIRECTOR IN SUMMER er Enabling Him to Attend War College Ex- pected Shortly. Assignment to Course in 1929 Was Revoked at Request of Hoover. A definite impression_exis Army circles that l.!uptr Col. U. B.L!Gll:nt 3d, director of Public Buildings and Public Parks, will be relleved of his present duties this Summer so he may attend the Army War College here in the Fall. P\'Armnel :rg:n rort!he colonel’s new nf ve not vet been issu by the War Department, but these expected shortly, when the list of the fi'psfif:n"s !a;' the War College will ublished. No s na;md. uccessor has been n February, 1929, an order s issued by she War Department, dlre‘g- ing Col. Grant to report to the com- lmnndam of the Army War College for duty as a student in the 1929-30 course. i This order, however, was later revoked, jby order of President Hoover. The i colonel had served as chairman of the | }'lno‘ougum dc:?mum Ver an e War Department - Fhlned the revocation of fflw.:‘pfii- lege order by saying there had been many requests for his retention here as_director of Pul Public Parks, blic Bufldings and Rejected City Manager Post. Col. Grant, the ndson of - mous Civil War lé‘r::nl, has btehe:x ’t:n his present tour of duty in Washington since July, 1925. He came here fol- lowing service as district engineer at San Proncisco, Calif., in charge cof rivers and harbor work there... Arriving here ¢s & major, he was later p.cmoted to lieutenant colonel serving as assist- ant to Lieut. Col. C. O. Sherrill, who resigned to become city manager of Cincinnati, Ohfo. Col. Grant on Jan- uary 1, 1926, became director of Public Buildings and Public Parks. In addi- tion, he is executive officer of the Ar- Memorial Bridge Commission and member of the District Zoning Commission, as well as vice chairman and executive officer of the National Capital Park and Planning sion, in addition to other duties. for President LIEUT. COL. U. S. GRANT, 3D. Col. Grant rejected the offer of the city managership of Cincinnati at $25,- 000 a year and was appointed director of the George Washington Bicentennial Commission, from which he subse- quently resigned. Active on Many Projects. A provision in the Arlington Memorial Bridge act enabled the Chief Exzcutive, who heads that commission to keep Col. Grant on duiy in Washington beyond the custzmary span of four years. | Col. Grant has taken a large part in the upbuilding of the new Wash- | Bridge, elimination of alley dwellings, the Fort Drive project that will link up the group of Civil War forts en- circling the city, the George Washing- ton Memorial Parkway, projected south- ward from Great Falls to Mount Ver- non, Va, and Fort Washington, Md.,, the pul buildings program and other subjects of kindred nature have en- gaged the colonel’s atention. THIEVES ROB NINE HERE DURING NIGHT Three Hold-ups and Six Rob- beries Reported—Two Held by Police. | and housebreakers continued today as ‘reperts disclosed three rcbberies anc | six burglaries had been committed over- night. Two men, meanwhile, were being detained after allegedly being appre- hended in houses in the 1700 block of N street and the 3400 block of Gar- fleld street. One, who gave his name as John Tartatglia, 29, 1400 block Jenifer street, was held at the third precinct station for investigation, and the other, who sald he was Lester C. Jackson, 21, colored, was at the eighth precinct station. Among those who were held up last night was Hugh W. Barr, 4701 Connect- icut avenue, former vice presi of the Intcrnation2l Exchang? Ba was robded of $1.36 and his automobile by two bandits at Connecticut avenue and Leroy place. The automodile was recovered Cab and Cash Taken. Other hold-up victims were Charles H. Clarkson, night manager of & gaso- line filling station at New Jersey and Florida avenues, roz;b:d of $25 by two t, robbed of $3.70 and his cab by three bandits. Tartatglia was captured by Bradley Peterson and Charles Vaugh, both 27, fter they allegedly had found him in an apartment in the 1700 block of N street. Jackson was said by police to have been found in a house in the 3400 block of Garfield street by two officers. Dr. Daniel M. Wiseman, 151 Thomas street, reported $20 in cash and jew- elry, totaling $200 in value, taken from his home by thieves who forced open a dining room window. Linens, towels and glassware, valued at $200, were reported taken from a vacant and partly furnished house in the 2100 block of Wyoming avenue and an un- determined amount of jewelry from the residence of Wilson C. Wilmot, 3001 Cathedral avenue. Checks Up On Jewelry. Mr. Wilmot said Mrs. Wilmot is in Cuba and he believes her jewelry of value which she didn’t take with her is in a safe deposit vault. He said he would complete a theck today to | determine the value of the missing welry. Other homes broken into were those of Samuel Goodacre, 2210 Cathedral avenue; George W. Comfort, 3300 block of Cathedral avenue, and of Laura R. Parker, 3406 Garfield street. The police drive against hold-up men | POLCE COMTILE Shropshire Held for Grand Jury as U. S. Joins in-Search. Police and Justice Department agents today were continuing their investig tion of white slave activities here, be- shire, 20. on charges made against him by a 22-year-old woman. Arraigned before United States Com- missioner Needham C. Turnage yester- day on charges of violating the Mann act, Shropshire was held for grand Jury action. On the advice of his attor- ney, James K. Hughes, he decided to go to jail in default of $5,000 bond when it was indicated other chatges of the n.mm e nature might be placed against im. The young woman, Miss Dorothy L. Pollard, testified Shropshire brought her here frem theis home town, R Miss Pollard complained to Traffic Policeman James E. Bennett that the youth had beaten her several times. Aided by Traffic Policeman L. R. LeFoe, Bennett, immediately began an investi- gation, which Department of Jus- tice operatives joined. Three other men and & woman, ar- rested by first precinct police, are being held for investigation in connection with both white slave activities and narcotics handling. Another man and two women, arrested in connection with the Shropshire case, were released after questioning. GEN. RICHARDS TO SPEAK AT BOY SCOUT MEETING Pageant and Buffet Supper In- cluded in Council’s Pro- gram Tuesday Night. Brig. Gen. George Richards, U. S. M. C. and J. Harold Willlams, Provi- dence, R. I, will address the annual meeting next Tuesday night of the District of Columbia Council, Boy Scouts of America, to be held in the Willard Hotel at 8 o'clock. A pageant, “Mightier Than the Sword,” will be presented by Troop 8, with a buffet supper concluding the meeting. George Hamilton is council president, other officers including D Paul Bartsch, Julius Garfinckel, Sam- uel H. Kauffmann, vice president, and George Hewitt Myers, treasurer and commissioner. PNEUMONIA DELAYS OPERATION TO REMOVE SWALLOWED SCREW Child, 15 Months OIld, Given Oxygen as Physicians Watch Particle in Bronchial Tube. The best advice which the medical stands between 15- ‘The small lerer brought to Children’s Hospital and now is resting within sn oxygen tent, critically ll, but still holding her own against the lung - | infection. X-ray photographs were hurried to Dr. Chevalier Jackson at Philadelphia, one of the world’s foremost authorities on respiratory diseases. Dr. Jackson last night telephoned Dr. Frank chief of staff at Children's Hospital, and advised that an operation to remove the -t:’u*o: be deferred until the child’s bil- | phia, where better equipment is avail- able for the operation. 3 Children’s Hospital is hard pressed to 3 provide equipment in constant demand, with little money left for that used nall; | e make a removal op- bronchoscope impossible whether the child can recover suffi- |ciently from pneumonia in the next week or so to undergo the removal op- eration. Dr. Leech said that while no funds are available to purchase a two-plane i the case of 3 f the Wilmar child demonstrates the need for this equipment, & need no less urgent be- 16 axises only, eccasionally, | ington. The new Arlington Memorial | WHITE SLAVE QUiZ gun after the arrest of Homer B. Shrop- | PAGE B—1 HOME LOAN BANKS CALLED A SOLUTION OF HOARDING EVIL Realtor Says Debenture Sales Will Draw Vast Sum From Hiding. REPORT ASKS CHANGE IN TAXATION SYSTEM Board's Session Given Findings in Which Sales Levy Is a High Point. The Federa] Home Loan Banks, now getting into full oper: will serve to draw a huge sum rded sav- ings into healthy commercial use, to | the benefit of the home buyers of the {country, when debentures are sold by the system, members of the National Association of Real Estate Boards, in convention here, were told today. The statement came from Henry G. Zander, Chicago, a_director of the regional Home Loan Bank of Evanston, Tl who also is a director of the asso- ciation of realtors. The debentures of the new banking system, secured by collateral having a value of nearly twice the funds they are to secure, he declared, will prove to be of the best security and would | fluctuate in market value even less | then do the bonds of the United States Government. Provisions for Sale. The home lcan bank act, he pointed out, provides for sale of debentures, under a rigid system of appraisal and examination of securities back of them, 80 as to provide a huge possible sum for financing home purchases, in addi- tion to the original $125,000,000 loaned "r:ex':l!m system by the Federal Govern- The debentures are designed to ap- peal to the average person as small in- vestments and should serve to draw “vast sums out of hiding.” Their sale, he insisted, would not hurt the sale of mortgage bonds of private corporations. Pleading fer public runport for th inance for home builders and resicential develop- ments, which now is suffering an almost complete ending of junior or secondary financing during the depression, funds upon which new residential building to a large degree depends. Mr. Zander spoke before the mort- gage and finance division of the asso- ciation, the convention today being divided into 10 sectional meetings for consideration of specialized subjects. Important departures from present system of taxation were proposed in the tax program adopted yesterday by the association. The report, submitted by U. Nelson, national realtor sec- ter a three-year technical . had bzen approved earlier by the m and control and | adoption of a general sales tax are high i points of the proposed program, de- signed to lighten the burden of taxes now placed on owners of real property. The first proposal is that each State vest in a State agency power to review any proposed tax levy, to revise them downward or, in the case of a bond issue, to veto them entirely, such findings to be final and binding. As to tax Iimitation, the realtors propose that each State adopt & con= stitutional amendment specifically lim- iting the tax on property for all pur- poses, including debt service, to a fixed percentag? of its true value. | | S‘ate School Maintainance. 70! aining tu minimum requirem ! are concerned, while the fullest possible control of the school administration be retained by local school boards. The State gov- ernment, it was declared, has broad taxing powers, including the power to levy franchise, severance, income and sales taxes, and, in raising taxes for schools, should draw revenues from this broad base. To ussure ability of the States to assume this burden, the realtors propose a Federal general sales tax be adopted, one-half of the revenue to go to the States on the basis of school attendance, such funds to be used solely to relieve real estate of school taxes in each State by the amount it receives. The association urged that cities as well as rural communities be allocated portions of State gasoline and motor vehicle tax funds for maintenance and building of highways. The association proposed 'that be- fore any special assessment or benefit assessment be levied for any new pub- lic improvement written consent be obtained from a majority of all prop- erty owners, representing more than half the frontage of the property it is proposed to assess. “We believe that we should move to- ward the ultimate abolition of all spe- cial assessment laws,” the adopted statement reads. The last point of the program calls for amendment of State laws pertain- ing to property assessments so that in- come or annual use value of a prop- erty should be one of the major factors in the valuation. J. C. Nichols, member of the National Capital Park and Planning Commission, in an address late yesterday stressed the value of an efficient, fundamental plan for the development of cities. He is a former chairman of the City Planning Committee of the association. Planning Keeps Down Cost. He sald Washington's planning work has served to keep down the costs of the city building, emphasizing at the same time that constant changes in the growth of a city have an important effect on the cost of living, particularly xes. As examples of long-term savings in taxes, resulting from the work of the planning commission, Mr. Nichols cited programs for relief of downtown traffic congestion. If the remainder of the District street plan can be modernized, he said, more than $5,000,000 in street improvement costs can be saved. He held that by the laying of by-passes and “periphery™” streets, much congestion is being cured. The secondary streets, he have paving that is too wide and too heavy for the need, and have curbs that are too expensive and sidewalks that are too wide. Edward A. MacDougall of New York, chairman of the Housing Committee of the realtor body, who opposes the pres- ent plan for Government loans for tax- exempt housing projects, yesterday gave a detailed outline of problems of finance tand taxation. L. T. Stevenson, president, named a new special commitiee, headed by Leon- ard P. Reaume of Detroit, to study the problem. Many projects, proposals and prob- lems in the home fleld were last night by members of the Subdividers’